Jan 19 Watch 4:53 New Zealand PM stepping down after becoming global symbol of female leadership By Nick Schifrin, Shoshana Dubnow Lawmakers in New Zealand are negotiating over the country’s next prime minister after Jacinda Ardern made a surprise announcement she would step down before the end of her second term. She has been New Zealand’s youngest prime minister in 150… Continue watching
Jan 19 Israel and Palestinians clash at UN Security Council meeting as tensions rise By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Israel's U.N. ambassador is accusing the Palestinians of stabbing a knife into any chance for reconciliation by seeking an advisory opinion from the U.N.'s highest court on Israel's decades-old occupation. Continue reading
Jan 19 Treasury Secretary Yellen kickstarts Biden administration visit to Africa By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Biden administration's big push to engage more with Africa is underway as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen begins a 10-day visit aimed at promoting all the economic possibilities that lie between the U.S. and the world's second-largest continent. Continue reading
Jan 19 French President Macron vows to proceed with pension reform, despite nationwide protests By Sylvie Corbet, Jade le Deley, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands protested on the streets of Paris and other French cities Thursday amid nationwide strikes against plans to raise the retirement age. Continue reading
Jan 19 Protestors from Peru's Andes 'descended' on capital to demand leader resign By Daniel Politi, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press People are pouring into Peru's capital, many from remote Andean regions, for a protest against President Dina Boluarte and in support of her predecessor, whose ouster last month launched weeks of deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos. Continue reading
Jan 19 Germany faces pressure to provide tanks for Ukraine as Zelenskyy frustrated on weapons By Geir Moulson, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Germany faces mounting pressure to supply battle tanks to Kyiv and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is airing frustration about not obtaining enough weaponry as Western allies confer on how best to support Ukraine nearly 11 months into Russia's invasion. Continue reading
Jan 19 Asia's hopes for Lunar New Year boom fizzle as Chinese tourists stay home By Tian Mcleod Ji, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press A hoped-for boom in Chinese tourism over next week's Lunar New Year holidays looks set to be more of a blip as most travelers opt to stay inside China if they go anywhere at all. Continue reading
Jan 18 IAEA sends staff to all Ukraine nuclear plants to reduce risk of accidents By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The International Atomic Energy Agency says it is placing teams of experts at all of Ukraine's nuclear power plants to reduce the risk of severe accidents as Russia's war against the country rages on. Continue reading
Jan 18 Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand prime minister By Associated Press Ardern described her job as among the most privileged but challenging jobs and said doing it required having a reserve to face the unexpected. She said she no longer had that reserve to face another term in office. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 2:38 Ukrainian interior minister among 14 killed in helicopter crash near Kyiv By Nick Schifrin, Shoshana Dubnow For the first time in nearly 11 months of war with Russia, a Ukrainian cabinet member is dead. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi was killed when his helicopter went down in a suburb of Kyiv. In all, at least 14 people… Continue watching